Heart Health & Cholesterol Resources
Articles from Dr. Elizabeth Klodas and the Step One Foods team — covering diet & nutrition, heart health, statins, and the science of food as medicine.
Why Medications Alone Don’t Deliver Health
This week’s blog highlights a new chart from the American Heart Association that breaks down how well we are controlling the various risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The chart organizes risk factors into three categories: behavioral, environmental/occupational, and metabolic, and...
Oct 19, 2024
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Oct 19, 2024
Why Medications Alone Don’t Deliver Health
This week’s blog highlights a new chart from the American Heart Association that breaks down how well we are controlling the various...
Oct 12, 2024
The way to a child’s heart (health)? Through their stomach.
I’m an adult cardiologist, meaning I was trained to treat adults. But as I walk through an airport terminal or department store,...
Aug 31, 2024
What a Cardiologist Eats In a Day - Summer Edition
If you’ve followed my blog over the past two years, you’ve probably caught my 'What I Eat in a Day' vlog series....
Aug 24, 2024
Top Foods To Improve Cholesterol
If you’ve been following this blog, you already know that you can lower cholesterol levels naturally—without relying solely on medications. That’s the...
Aug 10, 2024
Sweet But Dangerous? The Truth About Xylitol
In recent years, artificial (or “non-nutritive”) sweeteners have become a popular alternative for those looking to reduce their sugar intake. These low-calorie...
Jul 20, 2024
The Not-So-Hidden Dangers of the Carnivore Diet
Updated July 2026 Diet trends never stop evolving, and one of the more extreme to gain traction is the carnivore diet. It...
Jun 22, 2024
Prostate Problems Are Common
Here’s some eye-opening facts: about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Additionally, half of all...
Jun 8, 2024
Does Ozempic Lower Cholesterol?
Updated July 2026 Ozempic — along with its cousins Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound — gets talked about as a miracle drug for...
Apr 13, 2024
Can You Eat Too Much Protein?
Updated July 2026 Protein, protein, protein. It's everywhere. It's being added to cereal, snack bars, even water, and every label seems to...
Jan 13, 2024
Why Diets Don't Work — and What to Do Instead
Updated July 2026 The comedian Totie Fields once said she'd been on a diet for two weeks and all she'd lost was...
Dec 2, 2023
Can Following These Eight Steps Increase Your Lifespan?
Updated July 2026 Here's a claim that sounds like marketing but is backed by real science: eight simple, familiar habits can make...
Nov 28, 2023
Why Are Nuts So Good for You?
Updated July 2026 If you check the ingredient lists on Step One Foods products, you'll notice a recurring theme: they're packed with...
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